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Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HOCM) - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis
 1. Wall thickness 215 mm (TTE/CT/MRI) 
 2. Absence
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy ... (HOCM) - Diagnosis ... Absence of Secondary Cause ... #HOCM #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology
Risk Factors for Sudden Cardiac Death in Patients with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
 - Sudden death in a
Factors for Sudden Cardiac ... Recent, unexplained syncope ... #HOCM #RiskFactors ... #Death #Cardiology ... #diagnosis
Etiologies of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
 - Genetic 
 - Storage diseases 
 - Neuromuscular and mitochondrial disorders
of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy ... esctwitter #HOCM ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... #differential #diagnosis ... #cardiology #causes
PLAX. Bit Las Vegas gains posteriorly 😉 lovely HOCM case with systolic anterior motion. Significant LVOT
case with systolic ... cara_mercer #HOCM ... #Hypertrophic #Cardiomyopathy ... SAM #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Cardiology
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
- Differential Diagnosis ... palpitations, dizziness, syncope ... chest discomfort Cardiac ... disease • Cardiomyopathy ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram (A4C)

85 yo s/p syncope. Here is the POCUS showing significant septal hypertrophy!
HOCM on POCUS Echocardiogram ... A4C) 85 yo s/p syncope ... admission, he was diagnosed ... #hypertrophic #cardiomyopathy ... A4C #clinical #cardiology
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy: Heart Murmur
 • Occurs during systole 
 • Crescendo-decrescendo murmur
 • Heard best
Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy ... #Obstructive #Cardiomyopathy ... Heart #Murmur #Cardiac ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #HOCM
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
and Causes • ... coronary syndrome, Cardiac ... ventricular arrythmia, syncope ... Troponin Increases, Cardiac ... #Causes #cardiology
Syncope - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neurocardiogenic:
 • Vasovagal
 • Orthostatic Hypotension
 • Autonomic Neuropathy
 • Situational (micturition,
Syncope - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stenosis • HCM ... #Cardiology #Differential ... #causes
Cardiac Murmurs and Maneuvers

An algorithm demonstrating the effect of various maneuvers on systolic murmurs. 
TR, tricuspid
Cardiac Murmurs ... regurgitation; HOCM ... hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy ... Maneuvers #Heart #Cardiology ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis